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What makes different parts of the visible light spectrum be seen as different colors?
They have different amplitudes
They have different wavelengths
They masses
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Different wavelengths (or equivalently different frequencies).
Explanation: color is determined by the wavelength/frequency of the light (visible roughly 380–740 nm). Amplitude controls intensity/brightness (how bright the color appears), not its hue. Photons are massless; their energy is E = h·frequency, which is what varies with color. Human cone cells respond to different wavelength ranges and the brain interprets those signals as different colors.
Explanation: color is determined by the wavelength/frequency of the light (visible roughly 380–740 nm). Amplitude controls intensity/brightness (how bright the color appears), not its hue. Photons are massless; their energy is E = h·frequency, which is what varies with color. Human cone cells respond to different wavelength ranges and the brain interprets those signals as different colors.
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